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NEWS 9/30/15 1:20pm

Ending hazing is up to students

 

As part of on-going efforts to end hazing at Elon University, the recently established Hazing Prevention Coalition organized events last week to participate in National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW). The Coalition has brought new energy to the fight against hazing at Elon, but there is still a long way to go.

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NEWS 9/30/15 1:14pm

Voter registration and you

By Lauryl Fischer and Frankie Campisano

Are you registered to vote? Well, you’d better be, because we Millennials will represent the largest voting block for the first time ever.

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NEWS 9/30/15 12:23pm

'Weird Enough to Work' and bring change

By Sydney Spaulding

The student-run production company, Weird Enough to Work Productions started by Rasheed Cheek, Negesti Kaudo, Aneesha Smith, Mia Watkins and Tony Weaver focuses on representing the often neglected African American representation in media.  Members of the company take a step back from their own sets to join ours.  Read more about Weird Enough Productions here. 

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SPORTS 9/30/15 10:00am

Gravley's 1,000 kills a testament to consistency

By Kyle Lubinsky

The kill was nothing out of the ordinary to the average bystander. It gave the Elon Phoenix its 20th point in the second of four sets against the Northeastern Huskies, en route to a 3-1 loss.

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NEWS 9/30/15 8:00am

LEADSTRONG Week highlights Elon change makers

By Leena Dahal

Moseley tables, workshop sessions and social media posts coming from The Center for Leadership this week have all echoed the same message: Elon University students striving for change are recognized, valued and encouraged. Their weeklong celebration of leadership — LEADSTRONG Week, an event that previously had more of a global and national focus — is turning its spotlight strictly toward Elon this year with its theme, “Change Agents of Elon.” Purpose and schedule of events Running Sept.

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NEWS 9/29/15 11:59pm

House Bill 318 Update

By malfini

As of 11 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 29, House Bill 318 has been ratified by the N.C. General Assembly and is to be presented to Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday morning. Short titled, Protect North Carolina Workers Act, the bill aims to make stricter rules for employers that are verifying whether or not their employees can legally work in North Carolina and also includes a section that tightens rules regarding the forms of identification that government and law enforcement officers can accept. That second part is an issue that concerns local law enforcement in Alamance County, who have recently began issuing and accepting alternative ID cards in the area.

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NEWS 9/29/15 8:01pm

Co-op brewpub finds a home in downtown Burlington

By Max Garland

North Carolina is one step closer to seeing its first cooperative brewpub. The Burlington Beer Works cooperative announced Sept.

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NEWS 9/29/15 3:35pm

Academic writing doesn't define you as a writer

By Tim Melton

But having been at it for a few months now, I feel like I’ve learned something about myself, my fellow students and the state of academic writing at Elon: Writing will still be important after college. Academic writing won’t be.

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NEWS 9/29/15 2:30pm

​Born to play

By Melina Casados

Andrés Garreaud, sophomore, balances the demands of class with his upcoming album, set to be released early next year. 

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NEWS 9/29/15 2:24pm

Elon dance tradition soars for eighth year

By Alexandra Schonfeld

On Sunday, Sept. 27, the annual “Dancing in the Landscape” glided through Elon’s main campus. The performance featured all twelve of the first-year BFA Dance students at Elon as well as the junior and senior class  “Dancing in the Landscape” is an Elon tradition that was celebrating their eighth year this Sunday.

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NEWS 9/29/15 2:19pm

Gigi Hadid speaks out against body shaming

By Tatum Pederson

It is no surprise that Gigi Hadid has class and dignity on top of her dazzling looks. On Monday, Gigi released a statement on Instagram that captured her raw emotions and feelings towards the negative comments she receives on social media about her looks and figure. “These are obviously also people that don’t think of you as an actual human with actual feelings, which I think is a really big problem right now in social media,” Gigi told Vogue.com exclusively. “There are people who feel like they’re able to hide behind their usernames and their private accounts, who feel like they can say whatever they want and it won’t affect anyone.

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NEWS 9/29/15 1:00pm

North Carolina General Assembly passes bill that makes acceptance of FaithAction IDs illegal

By Morgan Abate

The bill under consideration, H.B. 318, tightens laws around E-Verify, an Internet-based system that employers use to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the North Carolina or in the United States. 

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NEWS 9/29/15 12:00am

N.C. General Assembly bill could affect local immigration efforts.

By malfini

Three percent of all undocumented immigrants in the United States live in North Carolina, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:57pm

Star studded family weekend

By mjurnak

People flocked to the Oak House this family weekend for open mic night and to escape the torrential downpours.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:56pm

Mental health checkups: Checking in

By jrohde

As suicide prevention month continues, some students have been wondering why Elon does not require pre-screening for mental health issues like depression or anxiety. More than one thousand suicides take place on college campuses every year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:53pm

Carrboro Music Festival braves the rain

By scowans

The sound of rain was not the only noise filling the streets of Carrboro, North Carolina on Sunday.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:49pm

School of Communications dedication and beam signing ceremony

By sminisandram2

This past Friday the Elon community gathered in McEwen Communications Building's Studio B to dedicate the site of the expanded School of Communications.

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NEWS 9/28/15 1:30pm

Truitt Center celebrates 'Feast of Sacrifice'

By Anna Torres-Zeb

For those of you who I have not had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Anna Torres-Zeb, and I serve as the Muslim Coordinator at Elon University.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:15am

The real festival season is here

By Kristen Forbes

Sept. 23 marks the Autumn equinox and the official beginning of the Fall season.

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NEWS 9/28/15 8:00am

An Elon Foodstagram takeover

By Lea SIlverman

Instagram has become a medium for posting artsy pictures on the beach, friends hanging out, and pets looking cute.

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